NEWARK, NJ — NJ TRANSIT will make minor adjustments to rail and bus schedules next weekend to improve on-time performance, respond to changes in ridership demand and better serve customer needs. New bus schedules will take effect March 31; new rail schedules will take effect April 1.

Customers are encouraged to review rail and bus timetables, which are available at customer service offices, online at www.njtransit.com or by calling 1-800-772-2222.

Rail schedule highlights (effective April 1, 2007)

Northeast Corridor

To provide better spacing between trains and improved service for local customers, train times will change on trains 3814 and 3704 for station stops between Trenton and Jersey Avenue. Customers between New Brunswick and New York will be unaffected by this change.

Minor adjustments will be made to several trains to improve on-time performance and connections.

North Jersey Coast Line

Minor adjustments will be made to several train times to improve on-time performance and connections.

Weekend/holiday service to Monmouth Park will begin on Saturday, May 12. Only weekend trains will only make stops at the Monmouth Park station until Friday, June 1, when daily service begins.

Raritan Valley Line

Minor adjustments of one to two minutes will be made to all trains to accommodate bridge repair work.

Morris & Essex Lines

Trains 344 and 339 will be extended from Summit to Murray Hill and be renumbered as 466 and 467, respectively.

Stops will be changed on trains 427, 879, 6431 and 6647 between New York and Summit.

Minor adjustments will be made to several trains to improve on-time performance and connections.

Montclair-Boonton Line

Minor adjustments will be made to several trains to improve on-time performance and connections.

Main Line/Bergen County Line

Several trains will operate two to three minutes later to improve on-time performance and connections.

Pascack Valley Line

Train 1604 will depart Spring Valley four minutes earlier and will arrive in Hoboken two minutes earlier.

Train 1610 will add a stop at Westwood at 7:19 a.m., closing a 37-minute gap in service.

Minor adjustments will be made to several other trains to improve on-time performance and connections.

Atlantic City Line

Several afternoon and early evening trains will be adjusted to coordinate with Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor service.

Trains 4662 and 4663 will operate between Atlantic City and Philadelphia on July 4 (early July 5) as an additional late night round trip.

197 Warwick-Wayne-New York: A weekday schedule adjustment will be made for trips operating to and from the William Paterson University Business School on Valley Road.

Bus holiday service note

Customers are reminded to consult the holiday service guide in bus timetables or online at www.njtransit.com for service levels on Good Friday, April 6, 2007.

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NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing nearly 857,000 weekday trips on 240 bus routes, three light rail lines and 11 commuter rail lines. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 162 rail stations, 60 light rail stations and more than 18,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.